MA Society, Culture and Media at University of Leeds

Programme overview

This MA explores how culture and media shape, and are shaped by, society, examining power, identity and difference through gender, class, race and ethnicity.

Department: School of Sociology and Social Policy | Duration: 12 months full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules are Sociology of Media and Culture (30 credits), Approaches and Methods for Media and Culture (30), Platform Societies: AI, Algorithmic Cultures and Datafication (30) and a 60-credit Final Project, plus a 30-credit option such as Videogames and Society or Reality TV: Truth or Fiction?

Career pathways

Graduates enter communications and media policy, PR, social and digital media, media markets and audience research and other creative industries, as well as education and statutory and voluntary agencies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree with a 2:1 (Hons) or equivalent in a social science or related discipline. English language: IELTS 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any component. International application deadline: 30 July 2027; UK application deadline: 10 September 2027.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,900 for the whole programme (2027/28). Total course fee for 2027 entry Source

International applicants: GBP 30,400 for the whole programme (2027/28). Total course fee for 2027 entry Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 12 months full-time

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